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U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 4, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- San Francisco voters appeared to overwhelmingly approve Proposition G on Tuesday, endorsing plans for a major housing and commercial development at the Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point and also keeping alive hope of holding on to the 49ers foo.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 3, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

MSNBC -- Fort Benning, which covers more than 180,000 acres, is one of the Army's main training bases, with 67 live-fire ranges. The base has thousands of housing and barracks units. "There is no excuse" for the housing situation, said Paul Ragan, an associate pro.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 21, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- A 34-year-old father of two who had a reputation as a neighborhood peacemaker was shot to death Tuesday outside his home in a Bayview district public housing project, in what police termed an execution-style killing. Andre Daniels was shot twice in the.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Aug 14, 2007 @ 10:52am neoform

MSNBC -- When Linda Martin refinanced the mortgages on three different houses nearly three years ago, she thought the lower monthly payments would help her save more money for retirement. Instead, the Lakewood, Colo. skin-care specialist is sinking in financial.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 19, 2007 @ 4:45pm neoform

FOX News -- The pace of U.S. home construction fell 2.1 percent in May to a lower rate than analysts had expected for the lifeless housing market while building permit activity, a signal of future building plans, increased more than anticipated, a government report s.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Tue May 22, 2007 @ 11:35am neoform

Los Angeles Times -- MONTHS OF City Council effort to balance tenant protections against the need for more and better housing in Los Angeles have produced a narrowly tailored proposal to close a subtle loophole in rent-stabilization laws. The council should pass it. At iss.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 27, 2007 @ 1:08pm neoform

Washington Post -- The Bush administration said yesterday that it will extend housing aid through March 2009 for hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a blanket expansion that more than doubles the amount of aid typically re.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 18, 2007 @ 9:44am neoform

Los Angeles Times -- Nearly 900 Californians a week are losing their homes because they can't afford to pay the mortgage — up from about 100 a week a year ago — providing fresh evidence that the housing market's troubles are nowhere near over. The surge is raising conc.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Mar 20, 2007 @ 7:48pm neoform

USA Today -- Construction of new homes rebounded in February after a big decline in the previous month, but building permits slid further, indicating more problems down the road for the troubled housing industry. The Commerce Department reported that construction o.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 1:38am neoform

USA Today -- Disclosures of substandard housing for troops treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are prompting Congress to investigate whether the Army is running a plush ward at the complex for VIPs at the expense of ordinary war casualties. House investigato.. Read More